SAAT: 21:00
GİRİŞ: 10 TL

Extatic Peace ve Social Registry gibi önemli plak şirketlerinden yayınladığı albümler ve Thurston Moore’ın solo grubundaki önemli konumuyla kemanist Samara Lubelski son zamanların ilgi uyandıran isimlerinden biri. Son olarak ‘Parallel Suns’ isimli albümünü yayınlayan Lubelski Sonora Pine ve White Magic gibi gruplarla da çalıştı. Emsalsiz vokalleri ve pscyhedlic melodileriyle Samara Lubelski 13 Aralık’ta arkaoda’da…

KULAKTAN KULAĞA PRESENTS: SAMARA LUBELSKI // DECEMBER 13, SUNDAY @ ARKAODA
STARTS AT 9 PM
ENTRANCE: 1O TL

Besides being an important collaburator with names and bands such as Thurston Moore, Sonora Pine, White Magic, Samara Lubelski has established her name as solo artist with the records she released from influential record labels like Extatic Peace and Social Registry. With her unique voice and psychedelic melodies Samara Lubelski will be performing her first Istanbul show at arkaoda.

www.samaralubelski.com

Interview by: J. Hakan Dedeoğlu

Before their mind-blowing show in Kadıköy arkaoda on 18 October, Batoh and Espvall answering our questions:

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The inevitable question. How did your roads cross each other, how did you team up?

H: We met at Terrastock6 in Providence, USA. We saw each other’s shows and enjoyed it. Batoh gave me an Unari Yumi (hand-made bamboo instrument), I gave Batoh my solo CD, we stayed in touch and decided to record an album during my Tokyo visit in 2007.

What are your similar tastes in music? Which musicians do you both enjoy?

B: Both of us love old rock from ’60s and ‘early ’70s. And also classic, medieval, tribal, ethnic and, etc.

“Overloaded Ark”seems to have more energy and more diversity in sound compared to the debut album. How did “Overloaded Ark” shape, what were the initail ideas behind it?

B: There were diversity of methods in the beginning. We could easily play Swedish trad arr again or gentle folk tunes of course. But I had concrete idea to construct quite different commotion in spirits beforehand. Anti-war has been my consistent attitude in any notion of me. War-such a futile hell had been supported by ordinary citizens for sometimes like US/ Afghanistan war. Simply I wanted to write a song to make people notice how tragic it is for all over the world. “Ark” is just only a thought provoking ornament. Such a symbol of Christianity won’t move our minds easily by itself. But who knows that anecdote can expose how much we fell through again and again. “Ark” was made in our minds.

These kind of collaborations tend be one-record-only, but it seems like, with the second album, you will carry on doing this, and it’s not just a side project.

B: Yes we’re a team! Will do more works.

What kind of musical void does this collaboration fill for you? What does the “Helena Espvall & Masaki Batoh” have that your other bands don’t have?

H: I’m usually mostly playing the cello, for me it’s exciting to get a chance to sing and play guitar too. and also this is the only collaboration where I get to play early music, which I love. And Batoh is a very unique musician, he’s a joy to work with.

B: Classic musical aspects are what we wanted to do. We are mixture of the pure essential of phsychedelic music and classic / medieval.

So what is happening with your other bands? Any new albums of Ghost and Espers ahead?

H: Espers will release a new album on drag city later this fall.

B: Ghost is playing in Berlin soon just before Istanbul show of Helena and Batoh. Ghost is on production for new album next year hopefully.

There are 5 covers on the new album. Covers of old and anonymous tunes. How do you decide and pick the tunes and how does interpretation process follow?

H: I went to a music school in Sweden where music from all over the world was being taught, songs from Balkan, Haiti, Brazil, France and so on, and other songs I learned while traveling. Some of them stayed in my mind and I suggested to Batoh that they could be used for our duo project. Since we live continents apart, we send each other demos with different arrangements and interpretations that we try out when we get together. Some things are carefully planned out beforehand, other arrangements are happening more spontaneously in the studio. I was very hesitant to use any Swedish folk songs for the second album. But when I heard Ogino’s lovely recorder ensemble as accompaniment for Vem Kan Segla, I was convinced!

Listening yo your music I feel a huge longing to the past, ancient times, an infelicity to today’s world… Would you say that your music carries this thoughts and emotions, or do you really feel this way?

B: Thank you for your deep imagination. I really appreciate it. My belief on music is that takes listeners to far away beyond secularism. Each listener should have each own impression and trip in their minds. It’s quite natural phenomenon. But recently people seem forgetting it. Music becomes realistic material.

H: Being a woman, I prefer to live in today’s world and not in the past. But I’m deeply unhappy with many aspects of modern life: car culture, ugliness, rampant capitalism, soulless materialism, destruction of old beautiful buildings and thus minimizing possibilities for artists and others to choose simple and inexpensive housing, etc. These feelings are probably reflected in the way I live and in how I play music too.

Which music makes you wanna dance?

H: Afro beat and samba.

B: Bon odori-Japanese traditional ceremony music.

What are you listening to now-a-days?

H: Turid (swedish folk singer), Guty Cardenas (mexican singer from the 1920s and 30s),

Jordi Savall (viola da gamba player), Eric Dolphy, some Brazilian music like Novos Baianos, Joyce, Milton Nascimento, Elis Regina and more.

B: Sorry I don’t listen to music completely.

What was the best gig you’ve seen recently?

H: A silent movie by Eisenstein with live piano accompaniment by Matti Bye a couple of days ago. Brilliant and beautiful.

B: Umm….. Roy Harper in 1989?

What are you reading now-a-days?

B: Henri Michaux , Osamu Dazai

H: Ruth L. Ozeki, and “teachings of silver birch”.

What bothers you and what makes you happy now-a-days?

B: Sad: Terrible situation in Tibet caused by China. Happy: New president of US.

What is your recent favorite item?

B: Counselling therapy.

What is your favorite city in the world?

B: Maybe Marrakesh in Morocco or… Sevilla in Spain.

So, Batoh, you have been here before, what are your memories from you recent visit and what are your expectations for this one? The second question goes for you too Helena…

B: Istanbul was very strange beauty to me. It was a most wild precious stone in the middle of east and west. People were so nice in the city even in the club. So naturally they yelled and crapped with our music. We were completely fascinated by them. I wonna visit small islands if it’s possible.

H: Never been to Turkey. Very curious to see Istanbul, I’ve heard it’s enchanting…

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Dergimizin Kadıköy arkaoda ile ortak konser girişimi olan Kulaktan Kulağa da yeni sezona Japon psychedelic rock efsanesi Ghost’un vokalisti Masaki Batoh ile Amerikalı önemli indie folk topluluğu Espers üyesi Helena Espvall’in ortak projesiyle sağlam bir giriş yapmaya hazırlanıyor. Geçen yıl yayınladıkları albümle birlikteliklerini resmîleştiren ikili günümüzde eşine az rastlanır bir incelikte psychedelic folk tınıları icra ediyorlar. Eski İsveç folk parçalarının modern yorumlarından, mistik fırtınalara uzanan, zaman zaman doğaçlamalara bazen de ustaca yazılmış bestelere yer veren ikili son olarak geçtiğimiz ay “Overloaded Ark” albümünü yayınladı. 2007 yılında City Star Nights by Converse konserlerinin ilk konuklarından biri olarak Babylon’da sahne alan Ghost’u izlemiş olanlar için Batoh’un karizmatik kişiliğini anlatmaya gerek yok… Ama sahnesiz, icracı ve dinleyici arasında mesafelerin kalktığı Kadıköy, arkaoda’da Batoh gibi bir efsaneyi ve Espvall gibi bir yeteneği izlemek büyük bir ayrıcalıktan başka bir şey olmayacak. Son yılların belki de en iyi psychedelic folk tınılarına kanlı canlı şahitlik etmek isteyenler 18 Ekim Pazar akşamı Kadıköy arkaoda’da yerlerini alsınlar!

Kulaktan Kulağa presents: : Helena Espvall & Masaki Batoh // 18 October // arkaoda

The concert series Bant has been organizing with Kadıköy sarkaoda Kulaktan Kulağa makes a strong entrance to the new season with Japanese legendary psychedelic rock band Ghost’s vocalist Masaki Batoh’s and influential American indie folk band Espers’ member Helena Espvall’s collaborative project. The duo that has established this collaboration with the first album released last year has been exerting really hard to find delicate psychedelic rock tunes today. From modern interpretations of old Swedish folk tunes to mystical storms, their music has room both for improvisations and songs that are carefully crafted. They have released their new album “Overloaded Ark” last month. There’s no need to talk about Batoh’s charismatic existence to those who were there when he and his band Ghost played one of our first City Star Nights by Converse concert series in Babylon in 2007. And Kadıköy, without a stage, is some space where there are no boundaries between the musicians and the viewers. So it’s going to be a real priviledge to see the legend of Batoh together with the talented Espvall in arkaoda. Get your place for 18 October those who want to experience probably the best psyche folk tunes of the late music.

7 Haziran Pazar @ Arkaoda

2007 yılında başlayan arkaoda ve Bant dergisinin ortak girişimi Kulaktan Kulağa konserlerinin ilk konuğu Tara Jane O’Neil bu ay yeniden, yeni ve eski parçalarıyla konuğumuz oluyor. 90’lı yılların ilk yarısında Rodan ve Retsin gibi gruplarla giriştiği hisli ve gürültülü müzik kariyeriyle ismini henüz o yıllarda duyurmayı başaran TJO, sonradan bugünkü tınılarının ipuçlarını veren daha sakin başlı Sonora Pine grubuyla yoluna devam etti. 2000’li yıllara “Peregrine” isimli solo çalışmasıyla başlayan TJO, bu albümle birlikte ‘singer/songwriter’ kimliğine büründü. Ancak alışılagelen akım benzerlerine kıyasla, kendi geçmişinden getirdiği farklı gitar kullanım tekniği ve derinizin altına sinsice işleyen sesiyle, tartışmasız bambaşka bir konuma ve takipçi kitlesine sahip. TJO bugüne kadar yayınladığı yedi solo albümün yanı sıra Come, Mirah, Ida, Jackie O MF, K., Michael Hurley ve Papa M. gibi isimlerin albümlerine de gitarı ve sesiyle eşlik etti. Son olarak, geçtiğimiz ay “A Ways Away” albümünü yayınlayan TJO, 2 yıl önce verdiği ve akıllarda yer eden harikûlade konserin bir yenisi için 7 Haziran Pazar akşamı arkaoda’da olacak. Geçen konserdeki finali hatırlayanlar bu sefer yanlarında kendi zil ve ufak vurmalılarını getirmeyi de unutmamalı!

KULAKTAN KULAĞA PRESENTS: TARA JANE O’NEIL
June 7th, Sunday @ arkaoda

25 NİSAN CUMARTESİ AKŞAMI ARKAODA’DA

Foto: Aylin Güngör, 2006

arkaoda ve Bant’ın ortak projesi Kulaktan Kulağa bu ay Manchester müzik sahnesinin kapısını aralıyor ve Membranes ile Goldblade gruplarının vokalisti, “Stone Roses and the Resurrection of British Pop” ve “Punk Rock: An Oral History” kitaplarının yazarı, ‘Brit-Pop’ teşhisini koyan kişi, televizyon spikeri, radyocu ve DJ John Robb’u arkaoda’da kabinin arkasına geçiriyor. Robb, Manchester müzik sahnesinin tarihi üzerine yazdığı yeni kitabının yayınlandığı gün İstanbul’da eşine az rastlanacak bir Manchester gecesi düzenliyor. Manchester’ın sahnesinin inşasını başından sonuna yaşamış, bir parçası olmuş birinden, kaçmayacak bir gece! Manchester müziklerine karşı zaafı olanlara şiddetle tavsiye edilir.   
 www.myspace.com/goldblade

KULAKTAN KULAĞA PRESENTS: WITH LOVE FROM MANCHESTER // JOHN ROBB
25TH APRIL, SATURDAY AT ARKAODA

arkaoda and Bant Magazine’s collaborative project ”Kulaktan Kulaga” opens up the door to Manchester’s music scene and invites the vocalist for legendary Membranes and Goldblade, the writer of “Stone Roses and the Resurrection of British Pop” and “Punk Rock: An Oral History” books, the inventor for the word ‘Brit-Pop’, television presenter and radio programmer for an exciting DJing performance at arkaoda. Robb will be presenting music from his hometown on the day that his new book on Manchester scene is being released. This night is not to be missed, very highly recommended for those who are into the music coming from Manchester.
www.myspace.com/goldblade

15 MART, PAZAR / AÇILIŞ: BİBLO

MARCH 15TH, SUNDAY / OPENING ACT: BİBLO

arkaoda ve Bant dergisinin ortak oluşumu olan Kulaktan Kulağa konserleri serisi Mart ayında İzlandalı müzisyen Kría Brekkan ile yoluna devam ediyor. İzlanda’nın en büyük gruplarından biri olarak gösterilen Múm’ın kurucu üyelerinden biri olan Kría Brekkan, 2006 yılından gruptan ayrılarak solo kariyerine ağırlık verdi. Aynı zamanda eşi olan Animal Collective vokalisti olan Avey Tare ile 2007 yılında “Pullhair Rubeye” albümünü yayınladı. Bugüne kadar Animal Collective, Mice Parade, Rings, Slowblow gibi grupların albümlerinde de konuk sanatçı olarak yer alan multi-enstrümantalist Kría, son derece atmosferik ve etkileyici müziğiyle 15 Mart’ta arkaoda’da. Gecenin açılşını ise Proudpilot grubundan Pınar Üzeltüzenci’nin solo projesi Biblo yapacak.

www.myspace.com/kriabrekkan - www.myspace.com/biblotek 

Kulaktan Kulağa (Chinese Whispers) concert series, which has been going on by the collaborative efforts of arkaoda and Bant Magazine, is inviting Icelandic musician Kría Brekkan in March. Brekkan is one of the founders of the highly influential Icelandic band Múm. She decided to quit the band in the year 2006 and decided to go on with her solo career. In 2007, she released an album with Avey Tare of Animal Collective -also known to be her husband- named “Pullhair Rubeye”. Multi-instrumentalist and one of a kind singer Kría Brekkan, who has guested on various albums by names such as Animal Collective, Mice Parade, Rings and Slowblow, is filling arkaoda with her atmospheric and inspiring sounds on 15th of March. And the opening act of the night is Biblo, the solo project of Proudpilot’s Pınar Üzeltüzenci.

www.myspace.com/kriabrekkan - www.myspace.com/biblotek